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Today in voter suppression (#Wisconsin edition)

A man in North Hudson, Wisconsin, has filed an official complaint with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board.
The race in this district happens August 9.
The race in this district happens August 9.

A man in North Hudson, Wisconsin, has filed an official complaint with the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board. Charles Schultz got one of those applications for an absentee ballot in the mail -- you know, the ones that say the deadline for returning is after this month's recall elections. Mr. Schultz' complaint, by way of the local Patch report:

If I followed their instructions, my ballot would not be legal. I think they purposely intended to discount my vote. I understand such activity to be against the law. I believe I was targeted by this group because I am a Democrat and a senior citizen.

The applications are being sent by the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity, which insists they're going only to AFP friendlies. The state director tells the Journal Sentinel:

"This just went out to our members. . .I'm sure the liberals will try to make a mountain out of a molehill in an attempt to distract voters' attention from the issues."

Below, a screengrab from the application found and posted by Politico.